Senior Manager – Financial Reporting at Food Concepts Plc Full Time

Job Title: Senior Manager – Financial Reporting

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

The Key Responsibilities
Accounting Operations & Financial Reporting:

• Manage and control all account chart/general ledger
• Coordinate with various teams and perform complex analysis and prepare reports to summarize financial data.
• Manage all accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P and GL
• Consolidate reports and schedules form all divisions and prepare monthly dashboard for Management use.
• Suggest and implement policies and controls to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Monitor and perform studies to interpret financial actions and modify accounting processes and provide technical advice and recommend improvements for same
• Ensure compliance to all reporting requirements, file quarterly/annual returns according to current requirements and document new rules.
• Develop and maintain supporting documents for all financial reports and evaluate it for various departments
• Coordinate with various departments and prepare recurring financial reporting packages
• Perform continuous assessment of the close process and process re-engineering to reduce the timing to close monthly financial report.
• Supervise revenue recognition process, accrual, and liability bookings. Review contracts to interpret financial issues and documents same.
• Ensure accurate amortization of prepaid expenses; maintain up to date balance sheet schedules of unamortized balances.
• Working with the Finance team to resolve any reporting errors or discrepancies.
• Ensures that the entire company is compliant and successfully passes all reporting requirements and should any non-compliance issues arise, the Financial Reporting Manager assesses and resolves these issues.
• Take ownership of Company’s income statement and the statement of financial position, ensuring all financial statement assertions and information processing objectives are upheld.
• Monitor and ensure timely identification and compliance with evolving accounting guidance, provide IFRS interpretation and prepare technical memorandums that document issues in a clear, logical and comprehensive manner to Management
• Be the custodian/champion for Accounting standard and maintain all relevant IFRS schedules.
• Coordinate and supervise the month-end and year-end closing
• Participate in other projects as may be required from time to time

Regulatory Compliance:

• Establish reporting procedures and ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines
• Ensure that appropriate finance systems are maintained and that all procedures/controls are implemented
• Ensure that all accounting records are in compliance with the approved policies and accounting standards
• Oversee the proper maintenance of the organization’s accounting records
• Ensure timely delivery of audits.

Strategic Direction and Leadership:

• Supervises, motivates and leads teams by identifying roles and providing guidance on service output and quality
• Provide insight and guidance contemporary Accounting and reporting issues
• Ensure effective and efficient use of resources,

Educational Qualifications and Experience Required

• A good first degree in Accounting or Banking & Finance
• Possession of a Postgraduate degree in Accounting/Business Administration or related field is an added advantage.
• Membership of the ACCA, ICAN, CIS or any other related professional qualification is required
• Minimum of 8 years in Audit or core Finance role with at least 3 years in Management capacity.
• Experience in any of the Big 4 Audit or extensive IFRS reporting experience is mandatory

General Management Competencies Required:

• Versatility in IFRS
• Advanced Excel spreadsheet knowledge.
• Knowledge of relevant Software Application (SAP)
• Industry Knowledge
• Numerical Analysis.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Knowledge of Financial Analysis & Interpretation and reporting
• Knowledge of Risk Management

Application Closing Date
25th June, 2021.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Curriculum Vitae to: [email protected] using “FR” as the subject of the mail.